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The Covid-19 crisis has dramatically transformed the order of airport rankings.
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Former A2 Milk boss Jayne Hrdlicka moves back to airlines
Former Jetstar boss heading back to airlines at time of industry's worst financial crisis.
Grant Bradley: The travel heavyweights the Government will struggle to ignore
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From Ōamaru to the edge of orbit: Kiwi startup unveils reusable craft
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Cut off: Kiwi businesses want a better border plan
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Flying into uncertainty: Where to now for Auckland Airport
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Tarras International Airport: Pilots welcome plans
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Flying high: Air NZ adds 400 more domestic flights for August
Domestic air travel has rebounded more quickly than forecast.
A town called Tarras: Why Christchurch Airport wants to expand
A town famous for its hermit sheep could have Dreamliners landing there in coming years.
Tourism surge: Kiwis out in force during school holidays
Some regions got a boost of more than 50 per cent in domestic tourists on last year.
Top of the world: NZ-based ad boss to run giant global firm
Kiwi-based adman will lead a global staff of 10,000 in over 200 offices in 90 countries.
Border crunch: Airlines impose new restrictions
An update on stemming the flow of returning Kiwis is expected soon
Air NZ's new credit system: No room for error now
The battered airline has built a new system it hopes will take heat off the credit issue.
Selling NZ to the world: Why we can't afford to 'go dark'
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Airlines fly in different directions in middle-seat debate
Financial Times: Carriers diverge on social distancing and to run at partial capacity.
Take-off: Where business travel is bouncing back fastest
Kiwi travellers still making business trips overseas and the leisure business is healthy.
Flying's back to 1996: The long wait for global aviation to take off again
Aviation executives pummelled by the pandemic are hopeful of recovery, albeit slow.
Expo 2020: NZ push attracts more sponsors despite delay
More New Zealand companies join Expo 2020 - now scheduled for 2021.
Air NZ opens revamped Auckland domestic lounge
The revamped Auckland lounge is part of a programme to improve them around NZ.
Economic Scorecard: The regions that rode into Covid crisis strongest
Economists look ahead at how regions could survive the Covid-19 crisis.
Flying into the sunset - Covid seals fate of 'Queen of the Skies'
Jumbos doing the heavy lifting during pandemic but passenger models being phased out.
Tiwai Point closure: What Transpower must spend to shift excess power north
Energy prices may fall but consumer power bills may also be affected by transmission cost.
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Shifting excess power north means transmission charges could climb.
Border block: Who pays when airlines told to turn off bookings?
It's another blow for Air NZ which could have grounds to seek compensation.
Pacific bubble plan: Island push for vast travel grouping
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Rocket Lab's problem likely 'baked in' months ago
Launch programme pause during probe but no time to 'cry into your cornflakes'.
Tourism boss: The industry has changed forever
Too early to tell how many businesses will fail but survivors could come back stronger.
The new look of air travel: Qatar Airways' compulsory face shields
The airline is taking PPE for passengers a step further as it rebuilds its network.